Broadcast seed-sower



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I BROADCAST SEED SOWER. No. 349,820. Patented Sept. 28, 1886.

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BROADCAST SEED SOWER.

Patented Se 28, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()EFICE.

SAMUEL S. SPEICI-IER, OF URBANA, INDIANA.

BROADCAST SEED-SOWER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 349,820, dated September 28, 1886.

Application filed May 14, 1884. Serial No. 131,429.. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, SAMUEL S. SPEIoHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Urbana, in the county of \Vabash and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broadcast Seed-Sowers, of which the following is a specification, to wit:

This invention relates to hand seed-plant ers; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction and arrangement of the same, whereby the machine is simplified and cheap ened and disposed in better position for carrying, while preservin g its perfect operation, sub stantially as will, be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which myinvention appcrtaius to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the bottom of my device with the distrilluting-wheel and a portion of the operating-bow. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same 5 Fig. 3,adetail section of the bow-guide.

A represents the bottom of my seed-receptacle, formed with the seed-opening a,and provided with the usual bag, A, of canvas or other suitable flexible material, tacked to the bottom in the usual way, for holding the seed.

I construct the bottom of my seed-receptacle of a single board or plate, A, placed on an incline and hollowed out at a on one side, to fit the body, while in front of this hollow it is preferably broadened, as at a, in order to throw more seed in front of the body and preserve a pro per balance of the machine.

Beneath the bottom A is secured a longitudinal brace, B, in the forward or lower end of which is stepped the distributing-wheel 0, provided with radial arms 0, in the usual or any desired form. Below the wheel 0 itsjournal is provided with a spool, c, and the brace B is formed with atransverse hole, I), through which passes the operating-bow 1), having a cord, D, wound around the spool in the usual way.

Beneath the seed-opening a in the bottom of the seed-receptacle placed a slide or valve,

E, of the usual form, having ashank orstem, e,

connected to a lever, E, by which the valve is drawn back to expose more or less of the opening (1. This val vc is held in place when opened by means of a stop. (Not shown in this case, as it is described and claimed in another application which I now have pending.) The forward side of the valve is provided with a forked extension, 0, which is engaged and vibrated by the cranked upper end of the spindle a of the distributing-whecl O. The transverse hole-or bow-guide b, as represented in Figs. 2 and 3, is beveled oii' on both sides of the brace to allow the how free play and let the hand of the operator assume a position nearer to or farther from the body, as may be more easy and natu ral, without reference to the position of the seed-receptacle.

I do not desire to be understood as confining myself to the exact form of construction of the guide as shown. It is evident that the same may be changed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The bag is hung from the shoulders, in the manner usually used in such devices, by straps properly disposed to support it in working position. The hollowed portion of the bottom allows the bag to fit closely to the body, and disposes the bulk of the seed in the best position for carrying it. The bow is pushed back and forth to operate the wheel 0 and scatter the seed that falls upon it, and in this motion the operator is free to keep his hand in the most comfortable position, the bow working freely through the beveled hole 11, whether at right angles or not.

I am aware that heretofore the bottoms of broadcast-seeders have been hollowed out, and I do not claim the same, broadly; but

\Vhat Ido claim, and desire to secure by Letters latcnt, is

1. In a broadcast sceder, the bottom plate, A, hollowed out upon one side, as at a, to fit the body, and made broader in front than in rear of this hollow to better dispose of the bulk and weight of the seed, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a broadcast-seeder, the combination, with the main body of the device provided with a vibrating valve and a distributing-wh.eel, of an operating-bow and a guide, whereby the bow may be operated at any convenient angle with the brace B, having a double beveled hole, I), in the main frame, substantially as and for the combination with the distributing-wheel 0, vipurpose set forth. brating valve E, and the bow D, all constructed 1 5 3, In a broadcast-seeder, the combination, and arranged to operate substantially as and 5 with the reciprocating operatingbow, of abowfor the purpose set forth.

guide having ahole formed flaring at both ends, In testimony whereof I aflix mysignat-ure in whereby the bow-hand may be thrown to or 7 presence of two witnesses. from the body in the position found most com- I fortable by the operator, substantially as shown SAMUEL SPEIOHER' 10 and described. Witnesses:

4. In a broadcast-seeder, the bottom A, 1101- ALEX. HEss,

lowed at u. and having aseed-opening, u,and J OHN SPEICHER. 

